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Cities in Massachusetts by employed residents

Boston, MA had the highest employed residents of 58 cities in 2018, at 386,149. North Adams, MA had the lowest, at 5,727. The median was 23,305. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest386,149Boston, MA
Lowest5,727North Adams, MA
Median23,30558 cities

All cities, 2018

Boston, MA: 386,149 personsBoston, MA386,149Worcester, MA: 102,960 personsWorcester, MA102,960Cambridge, MA: 70,032 personsCambridge, MA70,032Springfield, MA: 64,955 personsSpringfield, MA64,955Lowell, MA: 59,502 personsLowell, MA59,502Quincy, MA: 57,347 personsQuincy, MA57,347Somerville, MA: 56,601 personsSomerville, MA56,601Lynn, MA: 50,659 personsLynn, MA50,659Brockton, MA: 50,522 personsBrockton, MA50,522Newton, MA: 46,627 personsNewton, MA46,627New Bedford, MA: 45,485 personsNew Bedford, MA45,485Fall River, MA: 43,065 personsFall River, MA43,065Lawrence, MA: 42,348 personsLawrence, MA42,348Waltham, MA: 38,591 personsWaltham, MA38,591Framingham, MA: 38,298 personsFramingham, MA38,298Malden, MA: 37,890 personsMalden, MA37,890Haverhill, MA: 35,819 personsHaverhill, MA35,819Medford, MA: 34,319 personsMedford, MA34,319Revere, MA: 33,511 personsRevere, MA33,511Weymouth Town, MA: 31,505 personsWeymouth Town, MA31,505Taunton, MA: 30,360 personsTaunton, MA30,360Peabody, MA: 28,036 personsPeabody, MA28,036Methuen, MA: 27,760 personsMethuen, MA27,760Everett, MA: 27,268 personsEverett, MA27,268Chicopee, MA: 26,936 personsChicopee, MA26,936Barnstable Town, MA: 26,236 personsBarnstable Town, MA26,236Salem, MA: 25,709 personsSalem, MA25,709Attleboro, MA: 24,771 personsAttleboro, MA24,771Marlborough, MA: 23,341 personsMarlborough, MA23,341Woburn, MA: 23,268 personsWoburn, MA23,268Beverly, MA: 23,203 personsBeverly, MA23,203Leominster, MA: 22,773 personsLeominster, MA22,773Pittsfield, MA: 22,544 personsPittsfield, MA22,544Fitchburg, MA: 21,841 personsFitchburg, MA21,841Braintree Town, MA: 21,660 personsBraintree Town, MA21,660Watertown, MA: 20,924 personsWatertown, MA20,924Chelsea, MA: 19,642 personsChelsea, MA19,642Westfield, MA: 19,442 personsWestfield, MA19,442Randolph Town, MA: 18,495 personsRandolph Town, MA18,495Franklin Town, MA: 17,735 personsFranklin Town, MA17,735Amherst Town, MA: 17,301 personsAmherst Town, MA17,301North Attleborough Town, MA: 17,299 personsNorth Attleborough Town, MA17,299Melrose, MA: 16,430 personsMelrose, MA16,430Holyoke, MA: 16,197 personsHolyoke, MA16,197Northampton, MA: 15,405 personsNorthampton, MA15,405Gloucester, MA: 15,160 personsGloucester, MA15,160Agawam Town, MA: 14,964 personsAgawam Town, MA14,964West Springfield Town, MA: 14,964 personsWest Springfield Town, MA14,964Bridgewater Town, MA: 14,278 personsBridgewater Town, MA14,278Winthrop Town, MA: 10,433 personsWinthrop Town, MA10,433Amesbury, MA: 9,671 personsAmesbury, MA9,671Gardner, MA: 9,556 personsGardner, MA9,556Newburyport, MA: 9,189 personsNewburyport, MA9,189Southbridge Town, MA: 8,510 personsSouthbridge Town, MA8,510Easthampton, MA: 8,505 personsEasthampton, MA8,505Greenfield, MA: 8,182 personsGreenfield, MA8,182Palmer Town, MA: 6,369 personsPalmer Town, MA6,369North Adams, MA: 5,727 personsNorth Adams, MA5,727Boston, MA: 386,149 personsBoston, MA386,149Worcester, MA: 102,960 personsWorcester, MA102,960Cambridge, MA: 70,032 personsCambridge, MA70,032Springfield, MA: 64,955 personsSpringfield, MA64,955Lowell, MA: 59,502 personsLowell, MA59,502Quincy, MA: 57,347 personsQuincy, MA57,347Somerville, MA: 56,601 personsSomerville, MA56,601Lynn, MA: 50,659 personsLynn, MA50,659Brockton, MA: 50,522 personsBrockton, MA50,522Newton, MA: 46,627 personsNewton, MA46,627New Bedford, MA: 45,485 personsNew Bedford, MA45,485Fall River, MA: 43,065 personsFall River, MA43,065Lawrence, MA: 42,348 personsLawrence, MA42,348Waltham, MA: 38,591 personsWaltham, MA38,591Framingham, MA: 38,298 personsFramingham, MA38,298Malden, MA: 37,890 personsMalden, MA37,890Haverhill, MA: 35,819 personsHaverhill, MA35,819Medford, MA: 34,319 personsMedford, MA34,319Revere, MA: 33,511 personsRevere, MA33,511Weymouth Town, MA: 31,505 personsWeymouth Town, MA31,505Taunton, MA: 30,360 personsTaunton, MA30,360Peabody, MA: 28,036 personsPeabody, MA28,036Methuen, MA: 27,760 personsMethuen, MA27,760Everett, MA: 27,268 personsEverett, MA27,268Chicopee, MA: 26,936 personsChicopee, MA26,936Barnstable Town, MA: 26,236 personsBarnstable Town, MA26,236Salem, MA: 25,709 personsSalem, MA25,709Attleboro, MA: 24,771 personsAttleboro, MA24,771Marlborough, MA: 23,341 personsMarlborough, MA23,341Woburn, MA: 23,268 personsWoburn, MA23,268Beverly, MA: 23,203 personsBeverly, MA23,203Leominster, MA: 22,773 personsLeominster, MA22,773Pittsfield, MA: 22,544 personsPittsfield, MA22,544Fitchburg, MA: 21,841 personsFitchburg, MA21,841Braintree Town, MA: 21,660 personsBraintree Town, MA21,660Watertown, MA: 20,924 personsWatertown, MA20,924Chelsea, MA: 19,642 personsChelsea, MA19,642Westfield, MA: 19,442 personsWestfield, MA19,442Randolph Town, MA: 18,495 personsRandolph Town, MA18,495Franklin Town, MA: 17,735 personsFranklin Town, MA17,735Amherst Town, MA: 17,301 personsAmherst Town, MA17,301North Attleborough Town, MA: 17,299 personsNorth Attleborough Town, MA17,299Melrose, MA: 16,430 personsMelrose, MA16,430Holyoke, MA: 16,197 personsHolyoke, MA16,197Northampton, MA: 15,405 personsNorthampton, MA15,405Gloucester, MA: 15,160 personsGloucester, MA15,160Agawam Town, MA: 14,964 personsAgawam Town, MA14,964West Springfield Town, MA: 14,964 personsWest Springfield Town, MA14,964Bridgewater Town, MA: 14,278 personsBridgewater Town, MA14,278Winthrop Town, MA: 10,433 personsWinthrop Town, MA10,433Amesbury, MA: 9,671 personsAmesbury, MA9,671Gardner, MA: 9,556 personsGardner, MA9,556Newburyport, MA: 9,189 personsNewburyport, MA9,189Southbridge Town, MA: 8,510 personsSouthbridge Town, MA8,510Easthampton, MA: 8,505 personsEasthampton, MA8,505Greenfield, MA: 8,182 personsGreenfield, MA8,182Palmer Town, MA: 6,369 personsPalmer Town, MA6,369North Adams, MA: 5,727 personsNorth Adams, MA5,727
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2018
persons		Change on 2017
1Boston, MA386,149+3%
2Worcester, MA102,960+2.6%
3Cambridge, MA70,032+4%
4Springfield, MA64,955+2.4%
5Lowell, MA59,502+2.5%
6Quincy, MA57,347+2.8%
7Somerville, MA56,601+3%
8Lynn, MA50,659+3.4%
9Brockton, MA50,522+2.7%
10Newton, MA46,627+2.4%
11New Bedford, MA45,485+2.2%
12Fall River, MA43,065+2.3%
13Lawrence, MA42,348+3.1%
14Waltham, MA38,591+2.4%
15Framingham, MA38,298+4.2%
16Malden, MA37,890+2.3%
17Haverhill, MA35,819+3.3%
18Medford, MA34,319+2.4%
19Revere, MA33,511+1.4%
20Weymouth Town, MA31,505+4.3%
21Taunton, MA30,360+2.6%
22Peabody, MA28,036+3.2%
23Methuen, MA27,760+3.4%
24Everett, MA27,268+3.9%
25Chicopee, MA26,936+2.5%
26Barnstable Town, MA26,236+2.8%
27Salem, MA25,709+2.9%
28Attleboro, MA24,771+2.8%
29Marlborough, MA23,341+2.7%
30Woburn, MA23,268+2.6%
31Beverly, MA23,203+3.6%
32Leominster, MA22,773+2.8%
33Pittsfield, MA22,544+0.6%
34Fitchburg, MA21,841+2.5%
35Braintree Town, MA21,660+2.7%
36Watertown, MA20,924+3.1%
37Chelsea, MA19,642+1.5%
38Westfield, MA19,442+2.1%
39Randolph Town, MA18,495+2.8%
40Franklin Town, MA17,735+2.9%
41Amherst Town, MA17,301+3.4%
42North Attleborough Town, MA17,299+2.7%
43Melrose, MA16,430+2.4%
44Holyoke, MA16,197+2.6%
45Northampton, MA15,405+2.7%
46Gloucester, MA15,160+3.5%
47Agawam Town, MA14,964+2.5%
47West Springfield Town, MA14,964+2.5%
49Bridgewater Town, MA14,278+3.3%
50Winthrop Town, MA10,433+1.9%
51Amesbury, MA9,671+3.2%
52Gardner, MA9,556+2.7%
53Newburyport, MA9,189+3.7%
54Southbridge Town, MA8,510+2.6%
55Easthampton, MA8,505+2.2%
56Greenfield, MA8,182+1.8%
57Palmer Town, MA6,369+2.7%
58North Adams, MA5,727+0.1%

Other periods

About this ranking

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, whatever the place of work, and someone with two jobs counts once. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU15-19. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average (Cities in Massachusetts by employed residents, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU15-19

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Cities in Massachusetts by employed residents, 2018. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU15-19. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employed-residents/massachusetts-cities?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Cities in Massachusetts by employed residents, 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU15-19. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employed-residents/massachusetts-cities?period=2018.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Cities in Massachusetts by employed residents, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU15-19, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employed-residents/massachusetts-cities?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest employed residents?

Boston, MA, with 386,149 in 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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North Adams, MA, with 5,727 in 2018.

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